Nature Center
Nature Center is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 502 m. Jack Pine Lookout Tower stands 479 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 26 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles.
Located on the picturesque isthmus between Big Muskellunge and Crystal lakes, the Nature Center offers an educational and fun experience for everyone. Step inside to get an up-close view of a wide variety of mounted mammals and birds. Visitors can discove
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resouces
How to reach it
- 26.3 mi off the Heritage Drive
118 named places within 25 miles
- Trout Lake Conifer Swamp State Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Escanaba Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Sayner Park: 4.2 mi
- Black Tern Bog State Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- Bittersweet Lakes State Natural Area: 5.0 mi
- Allequash Lake And Pines State Natural Area: 2.0 mi
- Aurora Lake State Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Lakeland Union High School Forest: 7.2 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Mud Minnow Unit: 11.2 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Snipe Lake Unit: 12.3 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 8.6 mi
- Budgie Encounter: 10.1 mi
- Canadian Lynx: 10.1 mi
- Woodchuck: 10.1 mi
- Prairie Dog: 10.1 mi
- Vilas County Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- Doctor Kate Pelham Newcomb Museum: 8.5 mi
- Waswagoning: 10.0 mi
- Minocqua Museum: 10.3 mi
- George W. Brown, Jr. Ojibwe Museum & Cultural Center: 13.5 mi
- Snowmobile: 4.3 mi
- First Forest Patrol Flight: 4.3 mi
- M60A3 Patton Tank: 8.3 mi
- Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb 7/26/1886 - 5/30/1956: 8.5 mi
- World's Largest Penny: 8.6 mi
- Cedar Falls: 20.3 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 24.3 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 24.3 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 24.3 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 24.3 mi
- Langford Lake Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Clark Lake Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Memorial Grove Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Bobcat Lake Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Brandy Beach: 8.2 mi
- Torpy Park Beach: 10.1 mi
- Gateway Roadside Park: 22.9 mi
- Ferry Springs: 23.1 mi
- Jack Pine Lookout Tower: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Pine Lookout Tower | SSW 201° | 479 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:07 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 15:26 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 10 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Germain, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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